From 53aa3c3ccb2a4d2978fd5d740bc31b8a294f7ca8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 14:48:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException in
 FetchForegroundService.onCreate

Co-authored-by: adbenitez <24558636+adbenitez@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../securesms/service/FetchForegroundService.java         | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/FetchForegroundService.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/FetchForegroundService.java
index 02ef10f17..f2bdde37a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/FetchForegroundService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/FetchForegroundService.java
@@ -88,7 +88,13 @@ public final class FetchForegroundService extends Service {
       .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.notification_permanent)
       .build();
 
-    startForeground(NotificationCenter.ID_FETCH, notification);
+    try {
+      startForeground(NotificationCenter.ID_FETCH, notification);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      Log.w(TAG, "Failed to start foreground service: " + e);
+      stopSelf();
+      return;
+    }
 
     Util.runOnAnyBackgroundThread(() -> {
       Log.i(TAG, "Starting fetch");